Manufacture of rugs



(No Model.)

M. H. BRINKERHOPF.

MANUFACTURE OF BUGS. No. 328,283. Patented" Oct. 13, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILFORD BRINKERHOFF, OF UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO.

MANUFACTURE OF RUGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,283, dated October13,1885

Application filed May 20, 1885. Serial No. 166,161. (No specimens.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MILFORD H. BRINKER- HOFF, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of Wyandot and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inManufacture of Bugs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention, andshows a stiff paper pattern. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing thedifferent stages of thework. Fig. 3is asectional view through Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a plan view of a finished mat.

' This invention has relation to patterns for the manufacture of rugsfrom yarns or car pet-rags; and it consists of a pattern prepared on asheet or sheets or card or paste board provided with printed lines,perforations, semi transparent colors showing the pattern, serialnumbers, and directions for cutting, winding, and completing the rug, asWill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring by letter to the drawings, a piece or sheet, A, of cardboardor pasteboard, of the proper thickness to secure the stiffness required,has first printed upon it black lines B, either across it or in thedirection of its length, the lines ranging from one-half to two inchesapart, as may be necessary to produce the required depth of tuft. Overthis in light or semi-transparent colors is printed the pat tern O, thatis desired to be reproduced in the finished rug, the several colorsrepresenting the required color of yarn or rags to be shown in a likeportion of the finished rug. In printing the colors it is desirable, butnot absolutely necessary, that the outlines should coincide in onedirection with the transverse lines previously printed midway betweeneach of these transverse printed lines B.

Midway between each pair of the transverse printed lines B the cardboardA is provided with a series of perforations, D, running parallel withtheprinted lines B.

At one side of the printed pattern is left a margin from one to twoinches in width, upon which is printed serial numbers 8, between thetransverse printed lines B, and such may also have instruction for usingthe sheet A, as may be necessary.

To form arug with the shears, strip No. 1 should be cut separate andapart from the pattern along the printed line m. Said strip No. 1 shouldbe then wound with yarn or other suitable or desirable material of thecolor or colors represented on the strip. Strip No. 2 is then detachedand wound with the colors of yarn represented on its face in the samemanner, and so on until all of the strips have been thus treated. All ofthe strips having been thus detached and wound (either by hand orotherwise) they are ready for use, and the serial numbers will indicatethe order in which they are to be sewed to the canvas back or base toform the rug. After having been sewed to the canvas the yarn is outalong the lines m, which show on the card-board, and the cardboard isthen removed, the perforations serving to facilitate its removal,allowing it to come apart more readily along the line of the seam.

In practice the pattern should be one-half longer than the length of therug, for the reason that to secure sufficient density of tuft each stripis inserted under the strip previously sewed to the canvas as far as cancon veniently be done.

The same device without the pattern printed upon it can be used for thepurpose, allowing the user to evolve the pattern as may suit the fancy.

Where a largesized rug is not required, less stiffeness of thecard-board is necessary, and

Where this is used the perforations are not needed, and may bedispensedwith, the other features, numbers, 850., being retained.

The colors can be substituted without prejudice to the pattern by anyperson of taste. Tines or metal plates are dispensed with when thepatterns are used.

Having thus fully described this invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by other material to formrugs, substantially as Letters Patent 0f the United States is specified.10

A pattern consisting of a sheet or sheets of In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in card-board, A, provided with printed lines B,presence of two witnesses.

perforations D, colors showing patterns 0, se- MILFORD H. BRINKERHOFF.rial numbers 8, and a marginal space for print- Witnesses: ing thedirections for cutting and dividing the It. M. KELLY,

patterns into strips for winding with yarn or W. F. POOL.

